2. Education
  3. Neurosurgery Residency Program
  4. Resident Alumni

Resident Alumni

Class of 2022

Christopher Conner, MD

Bachelor of Science in Computational and Applied Mathematics: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Graduate Education: Ph.D., Neuroscience, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at University of Texas, Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Cole Lewis, MD

Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Class of 2021

Brett Simpson, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biological Science: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Graduate Education: M.S., Biomedical Sciences/Healthcare Administration, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Health Professions, North Chicago, Illinois
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science, North Chicago, Illinois

Class of 2020

Stephen Katzen, MD

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas

Keith Kerr, MD

Bachelor of Arts in Biology: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Class of 2019

Daniel Monsivais, MD

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, Texas

Jessica Stark, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences/Chemistry/Psychology: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Class of 2018

Ali Turkmani, MD

Medical School: Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
Surgical Internship: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Residency: Neurological Surgery, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Fellowship: Cerebrovascular, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Sebastian Villarreal, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biology: The University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Wesley Jones, MD

Bachelor of Science in General Kinesiology: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas

Saint-Aaron Morris, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biology: Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Class of 2017

Edward Hsu, MD, PhD

Graduate Education: Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Medical School: Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Current Position: Neurosurgeon, WellStar Health System, Atlanta, GA

Class of 2016

Shane Abdunnur, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biology: University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Current Position: Neurosurgeon, SpineNevada, Reno, Nevada

Victor Lo, MD, MPH

Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience: University of California, Los Angeles, California
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Fellowship: Complex Spine Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Current Position: Neurosurgeon, UTHealth Neurosciences, Houston, TX

Class of 2015

Yoshua Esquenazi, MD

Medical School: University of Anahuac, Mexico City, Mexico
Surgical Internship: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
Residency: Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
Fellowship: Neurosurgical Oncology, Sloan-Kettering, New York City, New York
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Sean Meiner, MD

Bachelor of Science in Biology: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Medical School: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
Surgical Internship: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
Residency: Neurosurgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
Current Position: Navy Neurosurgeon, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii